-Marina del Rey, Ca.
-Two of FF's biggest offseason catches have been fired and a third chef previously widely considered as a 2013 addition possibility has been placed on a barred list after a bribery incident surfaced, Event Mgr. William Vanderbilt announced late Monday.
The chefs are members of a prominent Dutch culinary threesome. Feast Fest fired Monday Anah de Vri and Peter di Vris (no relation in spite of their similar surnames) and placed on a barred list Keneth de Röuterdäam. FF signed de Vri and di Vris in June. They planned to sign de Röuterdäam as well, but, due to contractual disagreements, he was dissolved as a potential addition for this year's event. However, de Röuterdäam said he would hire a new agent in hopes of bolstering talks between the two sides, and thus de Röuterdäam was then highly regarded as one of Feast Fest's main pursued chefs in the 2012-2013 offseason, which begins December 4.
The aspirations of all three were crushed Monday upon de Vri and di Vris's firing and de Röuterdäam's barring. De Fri and di Vris had filed checks of upwards of $25,000 to seven separate scouters in hopes of upping their contractual offers. Originally signed to $531,000 each, it was announced on August 26 that their contracts had been upped to $1,000,000, the maximum amount allowable under the salary cap and the largest contract amount in FF history. The yet-to-be-signed de Röuterdäam also bribed scouters with $25,000 in order to procure a $1,000,000 deal in the 2013 offseason when scouters pursued him.
FF responded to their actions by firing and barring them.
Vanderbilt said no scouters who accepted the bribes have been as of yet identified.
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Pierce-Molleuone Wins NCA's Best Creole
-New York
-The National Culinary Association (NCA) has yet again honored FF fixture Jacqueline Pierce-Molleuone with their "Best Creole" honor.
The Louisiana chef won the award previously in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2011, and placed second in voting in 2010 and 2005 and third in voting in 2008.
Pierce-Molleuone, who, before her July 11 marriage to Jack Molleuone, was simply known as "Jacqueline Pierce", stated she was "elated" upon learning of the award Monday.
"We are eternally enthused today about opening the NCA Award season with yet another Best Creole honor for our talented chef, Jackie Pierce-Molleuone," said Exec.'ve Asst. Arthur Ayeiy on behalf of FF.
Monday is the beginning of the five-week period in which the NCA gives out its arsenal of over 200 awards. Last year, Feast Fest chefs won 28 of 202 awards granted, and FFers podiumed in 59 of them. The awards period begins today and ends on Fri., Nov. 16.
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-The National Culinary Association (NCA) has yet again honored FF fixture Jacqueline Pierce-Molleuone with their "Best Creole" honor.
The Louisiana chef won the award previously in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2011, and placed second in voting in 2010 and 2005 and third in voting in 2008.
Pierce-Molleuone, who, before her July 11 marriage to Jack Molleuone, was simply known as "Jacqueline Pierce", stated she was "elated" upon learning of the award Monday.
"We are eternally enthused today about opening the NCA Award season with yet another Best Creole honor for our talented chef, Jackie Pierce-Molleuone," said Exec.'ve Asst. Arthur Ayeiy on behalf of FF.
Monday is the beginning of the five-week period in which the NCA gives out its arsenal of over 200 awards. Last year, Feast Fest chefs won 28 of 202 awards granted, and FFers podiumed in 59 of them. The awards period begins today and ends on Fri., Nov. 16.
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"No" says "Yes" to 2013 slot
-Boston
-After a successful July 2 exhibition at Joe Pasik's Boston-based "No," the European restaurant announced midday Monday it had accepted an offer from FF to go forward with a 2013 exhibition.
Pasik hopes No's next exhibition will coincide with the Independence Day weekend, as did this year's.
"Elated to hear No got a 2013 exhibition," Pasik tweeted around 11 a.m. Pacific Monday.
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-After a successful July 2 exhibition at Joe Pasik's Boston-based "No," the European restaurant announced midday Monday it had accepted an offer from FF to go forward with a 2013 exhibition.
Pasik hopes No's next exhibition will coincide with the Independence Day weekend, as did this year's.
"Elated to hear No got a 2013 exhibition," Pasik tweeted around 11 a.m. Pacific Monday.
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